torpid
adjective
[ ˈtɔːpɪd ]
• mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.
• "we sat around in a torpid state"
Similar:
lethargic,
sluggish,
inert,
inactive,
slow,
slow-moving,
lifeless,
dull,
listless,
languid,
lazy,
idle,
indolent,
shiftless,
slothful,
heavy,
stagnant,
somnolent,
sleepy,
tired,
fatigued,
languorous,
apathetic,
passive,
supine,
comatose,
narcotic,
torpid
noun
• (at Oxford University) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in Hilary term.
• "in my first year I rowed in Torpids"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin torpidus, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’.
